TIE appoints Emile van de Klok to build company`s business in EMEA.

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Amsterdam, June 15, 2009
TIE appoints Emile van de Klok to build company’s
business in EMEA.
TIE Holding today announced that it has appointed Emile van de Klok to the
position of Managing Director of TIE International with effect of June 1, 2009.
Emile van de Klok started his career in 1997 within the telecom industry as a R&D
manager responsible for the development of IVR (Interactive Voice Response), CTI
(Computer Telephony Integration) and Call Center Software. In 2000 he was one of the
founders of Key-link B.V., where he was responsible for product marketing and channel
management. Before joining TIE he was product marketing manager with Human
Inference, a software vendor for data quality and Master Data Management for Customer
Data solutions.
“Emile is the right person for us to strengthen our reseller channel for the TIE Kinetix
Content Syndication Platform (CSP) in Europe (outside the Benelux and France), MiddleEast and Africa,” said Jan Sundelin, CEO of TIE. “His experience in Content Syndication
and Channel Management will bring great value to TIE.”
Emile van de Klok said: "My passion and expertise lies in the field of channel
management and software development. The TIE Kinetix Content Syndication Platform is
an innovative software solution that enables companies to activate their marketing
channels in an efficient and effective way. There is a 100% match between my expertise
and the ambition of TIE to grow CSP-business.”
Emile graduated from the Rens & Rens institution in Electronics & IT. He holds a Master
of Science (Cum Laude) in Management from the Nyenrode Business Universiteit. As
volunteer with the Net4kids Aid Foundation he is responsible for several child aid
projects, related to ICT, in Africa and in India.
The Management Board of TIE has decided to grant Emile 100,000 stock options upon
appointment. The stock options have been granted on June 1, 2009, at a strike price
amounting to EUR 0.17, the closing price of the TIE stock on May 29, 2009.
Profile TIE
Supply chain integration software company TIE (NYSE Euronext: TIE Holding) bridges the
gap between online and traditional business. TIE helps industry and supply chain
partners to achieve electronic business collaboration with solutions in the traditional and
upcoming markets like Data Quality Management, e-Invoicing, Master Data Management,
Content Syndication and e-Commerce. Our solutions are proven to lower costs, increase
revenue and optimize business processes. Because we have decades of experience to
share, TIE remains a key contributor to the development and implementation of global
eCommerce standards. TIE is a publicly held company with offices in the United States,
France, and the Netherlands.
Further information:
TIE Holding N.V.
Jan Sundelin, CEO
Antareslaan 22-24
2132 JE Hoofddorp
The Netherlands
Tel: +31-20-658 93 33
Fax: +31-20-658 90 01
E-mail: [email protected]
Web site: www.TIEglobal.com
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